Chapter 1094 The Japanese also have hidden top-secret intelligence agents
Chapter 1094 The Japanese also have hidden top-secret intelligence agents
As expected, the verdict was handed down, with Masao Hoshino and the others all sentenced to death. When the judge finished announcing the verdict, tens of thousands of people in the audience cheered, and many wept with joy.
Meanwhile, Masao Hoshino and the others were all ashen-faced, some trembling with fear, and some even urinating incontinent out of terror.
"Drag Hoshino Masao and the others to the execution ground and carry them out immediately!" the judge announced loudly into the microphone.
The crowd became even more excited, and cheers rose in waves, like a tidal wave.
The bailiffs rushed over like wolves, with two bailiffs grabbing a Japanese soldier and heading towards the vehicles parked outside.
The execution site was chosen on a rocky beach with open space around it. The public was allowed to watch the execution from outside the cordon. A special photo area was also set up for reporters, who were closer to the execution site and could even see the fear on the prisoners' faces.
When the death row inmates were brought to the execution ground, thousands of people had already gathered around it, forming a dense, dark mass. The scene was quite impressive, with soldiers standing inside the cordon with their guns at the ready, each one as if facing a formidable enemy.
An execution platform had already been erected on the rocky beach, and 13 burly men wielding large, monstrous machetes were standing on it, waiting.
Finding the executioner caused a great deal of trouble for President Liu and others at the High Court. Since the Republic of China, executions have generally been carried out by firing squad, with beheading being extremely rare. In Hong Kong, even executions by firing squad are no longer common, and beheading has long been abandoned; hanging is the preferred method of execution.
After searching for several days, and even placing an advertisement in the newspaper to find any executioners from the late Qing Dynasty who might still be alive, they actually found one. However, by then the man was nearly seventy years old and could no longer wield the cleaver.
However, Dean Liu still invited this person over to serve as a technical advisor to the other 13 strong men he recruited.
That's right, beheading is a skilled job, and most people can't do it.
After several days of training, these 13 strong men were barely able to handle the job.
These 13 people were all hardened criminals recruited from prison. Before entering prison, they were all fierce and ruthless. When they heard that serving as an executioner could reduce their sentences, they were all overjoyed and eagerly signed up.
The vehicles transporting the death row inmates finally arrived at the scene. There were four large trucks in total, each guarded by six fully armed soldiers. No accidents occurred during the journey.
After the vehicles stopped by the roadside, the soldiers dragged the condemned prisoners out of the vehicles one by one, lifted their arms, and dragged them to the execution platform.
"Kill them!"
"Chop off the heads of these sons of bitches!"
As the condemned prisoners were dragged to the execution platform, the crowds on both sides of the passage roared in anger.
Hoshino Masao and the others were so frightened that they lost the ability to think and move, and were dragged forward by the soldiers.
Hoshino Masao and 13 others were dragged onto the execution platform and forced to kneel in front of the crowd. Several resisted, but the soldiers immediately kicked the condemned prisoners in the back of their knees, causing them to kneel down involuntarily.
Not long after, the supervising officer glanced at his watch and immediately shouted, "Bailiffs, come forward to verify my identity!"
Several court officials approached Hoshino Masao and others, examining their photos and documents one by one to confirm that those kneeling there were indeed death row inmates.
Once the identity of the death row inmate was verified and confirmed to be correct, the executioner immediately issued the order to carry out the execution.
The first death row inmate was a soldier who, according to the investigation and interrogation, had killed a total of 12 civilians and 7 soldiers.
The executioner standing behind him took a big gulp of liquor and sprayed it onto the executioner's blade. Although he was also a vicious man, this was the first time he had experienced something like this, so he was inevitably a little nervous. When he swung the blade at the one being attacked, he used the wrong force, and the executioner's blade did not cut off the Japanese soldier's head directly, but instead got stuck in his cervical vertebrae.
The Japanese soldier screamed in agony and collapsed on the platform, his body convulsing, but not much blood flowed out.
Another Japanese soldier immediately rushed over and slashed with his knife. The slash was clean and swift, and the Japanese soldier's head rolled to the ground, with a large amount of blood gushing from his body.
Seeing this, several of the other Japanese soldiers were paralyzed with fear.
"Continue the execution, the second one!" the executioner shouted.
During the execution, two more accidents occurred, both due to the inexperience of the newly trained executioners, who became nervous and made mistakes.
The following morning, all the newspapers in the port reported on the scene of the approval and execution. Each newspaper had large photos, and many people who had not been to the scene learned about the specific situation by reading the newspapers, which made the people of the port very happy.
Lanzhou government headquarters.
Kazuyo was on the phone in his office. The person on the other end seemed to be a big shot. He was being lectured and made to stand at attention with his head down, while the person kept saying "Hai."
After the phone call ended, Kazuyoshi broke out in a cold sweat. Just as he hung up, there was a knock on the office door.
"dong dong dong"
Kazuo Takaji turned his head and called out, "Come in!"
A communications officer walked in carrying a folder. He stood at attention in front of the desk, handed the folder to the officer with both hands, and said, "Sir, Black Mamba has sent a top-secret telegram!"
Wachi Takaji immediately took the folder and opened it. The contents of the telegram made his eyes suddenly sharpen and his expression change drastically.
In the next few seconds, his facial expression changed more than a dozen times.
"Go ahead!"
"Hai!"
After the communications staff left, Kazuyoji slowly sat down, looked at the telegram again, hesitated for a while, then picked up the phone and dialed a number.
"23rd Army Headquarters!" a voice came from the phone.
Wachi Takaji immediately said, "This is Wachi Takaji from the Ran Agency. Please take the call, Commander."
A moment later, the voice of the current commander of the 23rd Army came through the phone: "Wachi Takaji, is there anything you want to report to me?"
Wachi Takaji immediately said, "Commander, didn't you ask me to send people to investigate the situation of the troops stationed on the southern islands? There are already results!"
"What's the situation over there? It's been half a month, why can't we get in touch with them?" came the commander's question over the phone.
Kazuyo recounted the events described in the telegram sent by the top-secret intelligence agent hidden in the port.
After a few seconds of silence on the other end of the phone, the person asked, "Can this be confirmed?"
“Yes, Commander, this intelligence is absolutely reliable. It’s a telegram sent back by a high-ranking secret agent I planted in the port!” said Wachi Takaji.
After thinking for a moment, the commander of the 23rd Army on the other end of the phone said, "Send someone to find out how the Chinese successfully landed. I need to know the specific details of the battle and give me a report as soon as possible!"
"Hai!"
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